While Manny Machado is considered the prize of this year’s trade deadline, he isn’t the only third baseman who could be on the move. Machado is one of several high-caliber third basemen who the Phillies could acquire this year.
One name reportedly on their radar is Rangers third baseman, Adrian Beltre. Despite being in his 20th major-league season, he remains a hot commodity. Jon Morosi of MLB.com writes that Philadelphia is expressing interest in trading for him before the deadline:
The Phillies also have interest in Beltre, sources say, as much for his professionalism as his production.